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EC 6.6.1.1 Details

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EC number

6.6.1.1

Accepted name

magnesium chelatase

Reaction

ATP + protoporphyrin IX + Mg²⁺ + H₂O = ADP + phosphate + Mg-protoporphyrin IX + 2 H⁺

Other name(s)

protoporphyrin IX magnesium-chelatase, protoporphyrin IX Mg-chelatase, magnesium-protoporphyrin IX chelatase, magnesium-protoporphyrin chelatase, magnesium-chelatase, Mg-chelatase, Mg-protoporphyrin IX magnesio-lyase

Systematic name

Mg-protoporphyrin IX magnesium-lyase

CAS registry number

9074-88-8

Comment

This is the first committed step of chlorophyll biosynthesis and is a branchpoint of two major routes in the tetrapyrrole pathway.

History

created 2003

EC Tree

1 Oxidoreductases

1.1 Acting on the CH-OH group of donors

1.1.1 With NAD⁺ or NADP⁺ as acceptor

1.1.2 With a cytochrome as acceptor

1.1.2.1 glycerolphosphate dehydrogenase

1.1.2.2 mannitol dehydrogenase (cytochrome)

1.1.2.3 L-lactate dehydrogenase (cytochrome)

1.1.2.4 D-lactate dehydrogenase (cytochrome)

1.1.2.5 D-lactate dehydrogenase (cytochrome c-553)

1.1.2.6 polyvinyl alcohol dehydrogenase (cytochrome)

1.1.2.7 methanol dehydrogenase (cytochrome c)

1.1.2.8 alcohol dehydrogenase (cytochrome c)

1.1.2.9 1-butanol dehydrogenase (cytochrome c)

1.1.2.10 lanthanide-dependent methanol dehydrogenase

1.1.2.11 glucoside 3-dehydrogenase (cytochrome c)

1.1.3 With oxygen as acceptor

1.1.4 With a disulfide as acceptor

1.1.5 With a quinone or similar compound as acceptor

1.1.7 With an iron-sulfur protein as acceptor

1.1.9 With a copper protein as acceptor

1.1.98 With other, known, physiological acceptors

1.1.99 With unknown physiological acceptors

1.1.99.1 choline dehydrogenase

1.1.99.2 L-2-hydroxyglutarate dehydrogenase

1.1.99.3 gluconate 2-dehydrogenase (acceptor)

1.1.99.4 dehydrogluconate dehydrogenase

1.1.99.5 glycerol-3-phosphate dehydrogenase

1.1.99.6 D-lactate dehydrogenase (acceptor)

1.1.99.7 lactate—malate transhydrogenase

1.1.99.8 alcohol dehydrogenase (acceptor)

1.1.99.9 pyridoxine 5-dehydrogenase

1.1.99.10 glucose dehydrogenase (acceptor)

1.1.99.11 fructose 5-dehydrogenase

1.1.99.12 sorbose dehydrogenase

1.1.99.13 glucoside 3-dehydrogenase (acceptor)

1.1.99.14 glycolate dehydrogenase

1.1.99.15 created 1978, deleted 1980

1.1.99.16 malate dehydrogenase (acceptor)

1.1.99.17 created 1982, deleted 2003

1.1.99.18 cellobiose dehydrogenase (acceptor)

1.1.99.19 uracil dehydrogenase

1.1.99.20 alkan-1-ol dehydrogenase (acceptor)

1.1.99.21 D-sorbitol dehydrogenase (acceptor)

1.1.99.22 glycerol dehydrogenase (acceptor)

1.1.99.23 polyvinyl-alcohol dehydrogenase (acceptor)

1.1.99.24 hydroxyacid-oxoacid transhydrogenase

1.1.99.25 quinate dehydrogenase (pyrroloquinoline-quinone)

1.1.99.26 3-hydroxycyclohexanone dehydrogenase

1.1.99.27 (R)-pantolactone dehydrogenase (flavin)

1.1.99.28 glucose-fructose oxidoreductase

1.1.99.29 pyranose dehydrogenase (acceptor)

1.1.99.30 2-oxo-acid reductase

1.1.99.31 (S)-mandelate dehydrogenase

1.1.99.32 L-sorbose 1-dehydrogenase

1.1.99.33 formate dehydrogenase (acceptor)

1.1.99.34 glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase (coenzyme-F₄₂₀)

1.1.99.35 soluble quinoprotein glucose dehydrogenase

1.1.99.36 alcohol dehydrogenase (nicotinoprotein)

1.1.99.37 methanol dehydrogenase (nicotinoprotein)

1.1.99.38 2-deoxy-scyllo-inosamine dehydrogenase (AdoMet-dependent)

1.1.99.39 D-2-hydroxyglutarate dehydrogenase

1.1.99.40 (R)-2-hydroxyglutarate—pyruvate transhydrogenase

1.1.99.41 3-hydroxy-1,2-didehydro-2,3-dihydrotabersonine reductase

1.1.99.42 4-pyridoxic acid dehydrogenase

1.2 Acting on the aldehyde or oxo group of donors

1.3 Acting on the CH-CH group of donors

1.4 Acting on the CH-NH₂ group of donors

1.5 Acting on the CH-NH group of donors

1.6 Acting on NADH or NADPH

1.7 Acting on other nitrogenous compounds as donors

1.8 Acting on a sulfur group of donors

1.9 Acting on a heme group of donors

1.10 Acting on diphenols and related substances as donors

1.11 Acting on a peroxide as acceptor

1.12 Acting on hydrogen as donor

1.13 Acting on single donors with incorporation of molecular oxygen (oxygenases)

1.14 Acting on paired donors, with incorporation or reduction of molecular oxygen

1.15 Acting on superoxide as acceptor

1.16 Oxidizing metal ions

1.17 Acting on CH or CH₂ groups

1.18 Acting on iron-sulfur proteins as donors

1.19 Acting on reduced flavodoxin as donor

1.20 Acting on phosphorus or arsenic in donors

1.21 Catalysing the reaction X-H + Y-H = X-Y

1.21.1 With NAD⁺ or NADP⁺ as acceptor

1.21.3 With oxygen as acceptor

1.21.4 With a disulfide as acceptor

1.21.98 With other, known, physiological acceptors

1.21.99 With unknown physiological acceptors

1.22 Acting on halogen in donors

1.23 Reducing C-O-C group as acceptor

1.97 Other oxidoreductases

1.98 Enzymes using H₂ as reductant (deleted subclass)

1.99 Other enzymes using O₂ as oxidant (deleted subclass)

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